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Massive central California wildfire keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental ...
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Temps soar across the Central Coast with more hot, smoky, and windy days ahead

A large-scale high-pressure system is allowing temperatures to climb across the southwest. That, combined with dry weather ...

Gifford Fire: Bay Area fire agencies deploy firefighters, bulldozers to Central CA wildfire

Bay Area fire agencies have joined the fight to contain California's largest wildfire of the year, burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.

Crews focus on northern flank of Gifford Fire in SLO County as containment inches up

The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District warned that smoke would impact air quality in SLO County on ...
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Time-lapse videos show scale of California's Gifford Fire

Eyewitness videos showed the extent of the Gifford Fire raging in California. Credit: ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego ...
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Gifford Fire Becomes CA's Largest Wildfire in 2025

As of Tuesday, Aug. 5, the Gifford Fire had scorched more than 82,000 acres, triggering evacuations and closing a key stretch ...

Gifford Fire grows to more than 82,000 acres; 9% contained

A wildfire that broke out in multiple locations has burned over 82,491 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo County.The Gifford Fire started in the area of ...

Gifford Fire grows to nearly 84,000 acres. See maps, latest info.

The Gifford Fire in California has grown to nearly 84,000 acres as of Wednesday, Aug. 6, making it the largest blaze the ...